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\nHussain, Bassetti, Rajesh, & Thubron at Stanfords London - March 2022
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\nLast month was wonderful. It took me to London, where I interviewed Tharik Hussain, Monisha Rajesh, and Colin Thubron at a live event at Stanfords and attended the 2022 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards (award winners and nominees at the previous link).
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\nSocial events drain me, but I\'d be lying if I said it didn\'t feel good to meet people and talk about literature. I came back to Florida buzzing and with a full heart, despite the audio recording of the live event failing. I will publish an audio transcript on Travel Writing World, but it may take me a while to edit because it has 21 pages and over 12,000 words. More soon.
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\nNow, onto what you came for:
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\nLast month we published
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\n※ A podcast with Colleen Kinder about her book Letter to a Stranger on Travel Writing World※ A podcast with Jess Vincent about The Best British Travel Writing of the 21st Century on Travel Writing World※ An author profile of Christopher Somerville on Travel Writing World※ A few "postcards" from France and Florida (Postcards Newsletter) on my website※ A comment on (and a translation of) Sergio Larrain\'s letter to his nephew on my website
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\nThe roundup
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\n The Stanfords Travel Writing Festival is back (and so is the Destinations Travel Festival).
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\n The 2021 NATJA travel writing awards have been announced.
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\n Solas announced its 2022 travel writing winners.
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\n Stanford\'s book of the month is Everest 1922 by Mick Conefrey. They also have a few of in-person author talks scheduled for this month.
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\n Ryan Murdock speaks with Sophie Haydock about Egon Schiele and fin-de-siècle Vienna on the Personal Landscapes Podcast. 
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\n Rolf Potts also speaks with Colleen Kinder on his podcast Deviate.
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\n Jo Frances Penn speaks with Liz Alden about sailing around the world on her \n\t\tJeremy Bassetti\n\t\t\n3190\t\n\t\t\n\t\tMalecón – Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic (Binaural Field Recording)\n\t\thttps://www.jeremybassetti.com/sonus-loci/malecon-puerto-plata-dominican-republic/\n\t\t\t\t\thttps://www.jeremybassetti.com/sonus-loci/malecon-puerto-plata-dominican-republic/#respond\n\t\t\n\t\t\n
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\nI left Long Beach and walked to the Malecón. I found a shady spot near the beachside bars and chiringuitos that dot the Malecón. Here, the noise of cars and motoconchos (motorcycle taxis) drowns out the sounds of the breaking waves, just a stone\'s throw away. After recording, a shaved-ice seller rolled his cart by. I flagged him down and bought a cup of shaved ice flavored with pineapple, which he said was his favorite.
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\nPlease listen with headphones for the full binaural experience. The audio file was originally recorded in 48 kHz/24 bit FLAC and encoded at 160 kbps in MP3 format. Low frequencies were rolled off, at about 80 Hz, but the file remains otherwise untouched.
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\nDate: Jun 13, 2021 at 10:00 AMConditions: Mostly ClearTemp: 84.2°FFeels Like: 95°FAltitude: 8.45172813355214Coordinates: 19.78995615396209, -70.67012800881663Humidity: 77Wind Speed: 8.699 mphWind Direction: 130Map URL: https://maps.apple.com/?q=19.789956,-70.670128&ll=19.789956,-70.670128
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